Remember when full-size pickup trucks were honest to God, cheap to buy and had more things in common with tools than luxurious personal transportation? Many of us do. But modern times changed the full-size workhorse 360 degrees, as you can see with the latest Ram products.
While the most simple Ram pickup truck commands a rather agreeable $25,410, the most luxurious 2015 MY Ram 1500 goes well over the $50,000 threshold. It isn’t only Ram though, as Ford’s thirteenth-gen F-150 truck with its fancy aluminum body pushed the $50k mark too.
If it’s off-road capability and bravado you’re looking for, the Ram Rebel is what you need. Priced from $42,790, the Rebel swaps the crosshair grille design for a giant blacked-out grille. As standard, the 1500 Rebel gets 33-inch Toyo rubber and 17-inch aluminum wheels to keep its own when the going gets dirty. Powertrain options?
Without including the $1,195 destination tax, the Ram Rebel range starts with the $42,790 5.7-liter HEMI V8 that’s enhanced by a 4x2 Crew Cab configuration. It’s funny that Ram’s off-road full-size truck gets 2-wheel drive instead of 4x4, but fret not. If you have $44,720, Ram will give you 4WD and a 3.6 Pentastar V6. $46,370 is the price for the Ram Rebel with 4WD and a HEMI V8.
If the 2015 Ram 1500 Rebel is too butch for your taste, what about the 2015 Ram 1500 Laramie Limited? OK, the front grille of the Laramie looks like a chrome snout, but you have to give Caesar what belongs to Caesar - the luxuriously appointed cabin. Oh, nearly forgot - the Ram Laramie Limited can be yours from $50,675 if you want the 4x2 Crew Cab with the 5.7-liter HEMI V8 lump.
Curious how much the high the sticker can go? It pains us to say this, but the 2015 Ram 1500 Laramie Limited Crew Cab 4x 3-liter EcoDiesel is a staggering $57,300. Yes, boys and girls, a light-duty full-size pickup truck costs five grand more than a 2015 Porsche Boxster...
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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